Sumarokova, Tatyana Nikolaevna

Tatyana Nikolaevna Sumarokova
Tatyana Nikolaevna Sumarokova
Date of Birth	September 16, 1922
Place of Birth	Moscow city
Date of death	May 28, 1997 (74 years)
Place of death	Moscow
Affiliation	USSR Russia
Type of army	Aviation
Years of service	May 1942 - 1948
Rank	Guard lieutenant
Commanded	Navigator Squadron 46th Guards Taman Women's Aviation Regiment
Battles / Wars	The Great Patriotic War

Tatyana Nikolaevna Sumarokova ( September 16, 1922 - May 28, 1997 ) - pilot, participant of the Great Patriotic War , was the crew navigator, flight navigator, navigator of the squadron of the 46th Guards night bomber aviation regiment , Hero of Russia , lieutenant guard .

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Early years

Tatyana Sumarokova was born on September 16, 1922 in Moscow into the family of serviceman Nikolai Sumarokov.

In 1940, after graduating from school, she entered the 2nd Moscow Medical Institute. N.I. Pirogov . After the outbreak of war in 1941, voluntarily joined the ranks of the Red Army.

Great Patriotic War

At the beginning of the war, Tatyana's father went to the front. She herself also repeatedly addressed reports about the direction to the front, but was refused. Participated in the construction of fortifications near Moscow.

On October 13, 1941, Tanya, with fellow student Hiuaz Dospanova, made an appointment with MM Raskova , who was engaged in the formation of women's aviation regiments. The girls were accepted and enrolled in the group of navigators.

On October 26, 1941, future pilots arrived at the site of the formation of regiments in the Volga city of Engels . There they underwent an accelerated course of study at Engels Military Aviation School of Pilots.

On May 23, 1942, Tatyana Sumarokova, as part of the 588th air regiment, flew to the front. On May 27 the regiment arrived at its destination. The place of its dislocation was the state farm "Work of the Miner". Not far from it was the line of the Southern Front .

In September 1942, Tatiana Nikolaevna Sumarokova was presented for award by the Order of the Red Banner .

Here is how Tatyana Nikolaevna herself describes that time:

"In 1942, I was awarded the first Order of the Red Banner ...
... It was in September. And then came a damp, bad autumn. Charged rains. But the regiment flew without interruption. Difficult it was flying. Often the goal was closed by clouds or fog. But the task must be completed at all costs. Each combat mission in these difficult conditions added to our experience, helped us develop tactics of dealing with the enemy. ”

Tatyana spent more than half of her sorties in a carriage with Maria Smirnova . Pilot and navigator firmly made friends.

Tatiana Sumarokova took part in the defense of the North Caucasus, the attack on the Kuban , in the Novorossiysk-Taman offensive. In November - December 1943, together with other pilots of the regiment in the conditions of continuous autumn storms and strong opposition from the enemy, they ensured the provision of paratroopers with ammunition at the Eltigensky bridgehead in the Crimea .

On New Year's Eve, the crew of Sumarokova- Tikhomirova , performing an assignment near Kerch, came under anti-aircraft fire. The plane was hit by a direct hit. Tikhomirová managed to bring the flame down by sliding, but the car continued to lose height. There was only one way out - to go to the sea. Fortunately, the flight ended well: the girls reached the eastern outskirts of the Chushka Spit and landed in the disposition of their troops.

Sumarokova participated in the liberation of the Crimea, Belarus, the Baltic States. Repeatedly she brought a heavily damaged aircraft to her airfield, and she twice made an emergency landing. Total on account of the pilot 809 sorties. The last of them took place on May 5, 1945 .

From the combat characteristics: “Guards squadron guard lieutenant Lt. Sumarokova Tatiana Nikolaevna in the regiment from the beginning of his organization. From an ordinary navigator rose to a navigator squadron. Excellent driving skills in adverse weather conditions day and night. During the period of hostilities, as a result of accurate bomb strikes, 131 hotbeds of fire, 158 strong explosions were caused, a warehouse with ammunition, two fuel depots were destroyed. The fire of three artillery batteries was suppressed, 2 enemy crossings were destroyed and damaged. Destroyed 6 cars with fuel and ammunition. The effectiveness of the fighting is shown far from incomplete data, but only that which was subject to accounting.
Tov. Sumarokova is an excellent master of his craft. As an experienced navigator, she prepared and commissioned the combat work of 8 young navigators. He has extensive experience in combat work and skillfully transmits it to his subordinates. As a navigator, the squadron in the work takes a great initiative ...
The commander of the aviation regiment Guards Lt. Col. Bershanskaya.

In 1945, Tatyana Sumarokova was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union . But the documents were lost and the reward found the heroine only half a century later.

Awards

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 11, 1995 : "For courage and heroism shown with the German fascist invaders in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, assign the title Hero of the Russian Federation to Sumarokova Tatiana Nikolayevna"
Two Orders of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
Order of the Patriotic War , 1st degree
Order of the Patriotic War , 2nd degree
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Medals

Life after the war

After the war, Tatyana Sumarokova was dismissed. She entered the Moscow Polygraphic Institute . She graduated from the faculty of publishing. Like fellow soldier Raisa Aronova , she was accepted into the Union of Journalists of the USSR. For a long time Tatyana Nikolaevna worked in print. For fifteen years she was an editor at the publishing house “Physical Culture and Sport” and in the newspaper “Soviet Patriot”, then at the publishing house “Knowledge”. She also worked as a senior scientific editor for Progress.

In 1988, Sumarokova published the book “Fly Over Me After the Fight” about the fate of her friend, pilot Katya Ryabova, and her husband, Grigory Sivkov .

She took part in social work. Often spoke to young people. She was on the board of the Portugal-USSR Society.

Was married. Tatiana Nikolaevna had a son, Alexander.

She died on May 28, 1997 . She was buried in Moscow at the Kuntsevo Cemetery .

Works

“Fly over me after the battle” : About the twice Hero of the Sov. Union G. F. Sivkov and Hero of the Sov. Union E.V. Ryabova.— 2nd ed., Extras — M .: Politizdat, 1988. — 109 p., Il. — Circulation — 200,000

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Links

Sumarokova, Tatyana Nikolaevna (Rus.) . The site " Heroes of the country ."